Nation's First Humane Organization Celebrates Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month this April We are auspicious everyone, adolescent and old, to and abutment the ASPCA during the ages of April Whether you authority a bake sale, a account concert, or crop time to advance at your bounded abominable shelter, your addition will accomplish a difference.
New York (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 2, 2009 -- This April, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) will already afresh admire Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month - an acutely important ages for animals. From its ancestry three years ago as a baby grassroots acceptance accident in New York City, the ASPCA's April celebrations accept mushroomed into a civic anniversary of the human-animal band and the organization's victories on account of animals.
"We are auspicious everyone, adolescent and old, to " Go Orange for Animals" and abutment the ASPCA during the ages of April," said ASPCA President & CEO Ed Sayres. "Whether you authority a bake sale, a account concert, or crop time to advance at your bounded abominable shelter, your addition will accomplish a difference."
The ASPCA will clearly bang off the ages on April 7 if iconic barrio and landmarks above the country such as the Empire State Building, Sears Tower and Niagara Falls will abutment the ASPCA's life-saving plan as they ablaze up in its signature blush and "Go Orange for Animals."
And on the heels - or shall we say paws - of the April 7 lightings, the ASPCA will abide its month-long 'Going Orange for Animals' anniversary with three rain-or-shine events:
- Tuesday, April 7 in New York City- there will be an absolute anniversary in the Big Apple from 4-8 p.m. (Eastern) in New York City's Union Square Park. The accident will affection adoptable animals, abide music, and refreshments. Humane Law Enforcement Officers from Animal Planet's Animal Precinct will be on-hand, as able-bodied as ASPCA Behaviorists, Animal Poison Control Experts and a array of pet-friendly anniversary that will address to pet-lovers of all ages. Saturday, April 18 in Austin, Texas - Austin pet-lovers and their four-legged accompany are arrive to accompany the ASPCA and its Austin ASPCA® Mission: OrangeTM ally at the Rock Garden across of Zilker Park. The anniversary will activate with the ASPCA's aboriginal anniversary 'Wag-n-Walk' 1 mile Dog Walk at 11 a.m. (Central). After the airing has assured at 12 noon, a anniversary will affection adoptable animals from Town Lake Animal Center and the Austin Humane Society, discounted casework and advice from bounded spay/neuter groups like Animal Trustees of Austin and Emancipet, music, refreshments for both bodies and canines, ASPCA experts, and a array of pet-friendly anniversary that will address to pet-lovers of all ages (including a active obstacle course!). Saturday, April 25 in Venice Beach, Calif. - West Coast pet-lovers and their four-legged counterparts are arrive to the Windward Plaza across of Venice Beach to participate in the ASPCA's aboriginal anniversary 'Wag-n-Walk' 1.5 mile Dog Walk at 11 a.m. (Pacific). Immediately afterward the walk, airing participants and the accepted accessible will be arrive to adore a anniversary at 12 apex featuring adoptable animals from Los Angeles accomplishment group, Bark Avenue Foundation, a limited advertisement and giveaways from L.A. radio stations KOST-FM and KTLK-AM, ASPCA experts, refreshments, and a array of pet-friendly anniversary that will address to pet-lovers of all ages.
Also new to this year's anniversary of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month is the ASPCA Ambassadors Program. ASPCAAmbassadors.org is a new online arrangement which will accord ASPCA supporters above the country the adventitious to become an "ASPCA Ambassador" by either registering to participate in an ASPCA Event - such as our accessible April 'Wag-n-Walk' contest in Austin, Tex., or Venice Beach, Calif., or by captivation a claimed accident this April in their association - be it a bake sale, car wash, or bike-athon on our behalf. If you are planning an event, amuse appointment www.ASPCAAmbassadors.org amid March 1 and May 4 to access the ASPCA's Community Leader Contest - which will accolade the champ with the a lot of amazing 'Go Orange' efforts a $500 American Express Gift Card and a $1,000 admission to the abominable apartment or accomplishment accumulation of their choice.
In 2009, the ASPCA accustomed the accession of three accumulated ally who apprenticed to abutment Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month - Subaru and Dogpile.com as presenting sponsors, and Clorox, the makers of Fresh Step, as a civic sponsor- added accretion the ability of this important attack into the boilerplate consciousness.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month is captivated appropriately anniversary year in April to account the celebration of the ASPCA's founding in 1866. For added advice about the ASPCA's affluent history and how you can be a articulation for animals, amuse appointment www.ASPCAApril.org.
About the ASPCA®
Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) was the aboriginal accommodating alignment accustomed in the Americas, and today has added than one actor supporters throughout North America. A 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA's mission is to accommodate able agency for the blockage of animality to animals throughout the United States. The ASPCA provides bounded and civic administration in animal-assisted therapy, abominable behavior, abominable adulteration control, anti-cruelty, accommodating education, aldermanic services, and apartment outreach. The New York City address houses a full-service, accredited, abominable hospital, acceptance center, and adaptable berth beat program. The Humane Law Enforcement administration enforces New York's abominable animality laws and is featured on the absoluteness television alternation "Animal Precinct" on Animal Planet. For added information, amuse appointment www.aspca.org.
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